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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6: The Fruits of Long Endeavors; Atossa's War.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Albert Lasker was diagnosed with colon cancer and eventually died. Farber was also diagnosed with a type of colon cancer but survived. The more personal brushes with cancer did what?
(a) Intimidated Farber and Lasker.
(b) Fueled the fire for Farber and Lasker.
(c) Ended Farber and Lasker's campaigning.
(d) Surprised Farber and Lasker.

2. _____________. of the seven people in Mukherjee's group continued at the clinic.
(a) Six.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

3. What is STAMP?
(a) Special Tumor Analysis Marrow Properties.
(b) Spongey Tumor Automated Mammogram Program.
(c) Simulated Test and Analysis for Mammograms and Paps.
(d) Solid Tumor Autologous Marrow Program.

4. By 1993, Slamon's early phase clinical trials had become a hot topic among ____________ cancer patients.
(a) Testicular.
(b) Cervical.
(c) Brain.
(d) Breast.

5. What is MOPP?
(a) A combination chemotherapy regimen.
(b) A tool used to clean the floor.
(c) A simple surgery done for those with cancer.
(d) A radical surgery done for those with cancer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Scientists begin to analyze genes that were altered in mutant viruses and attempted to isolate what?

2. "The Emperor of all Maladies" begins with the tale of Carla Reed, a _______ year old kindergarten teacher from Ipswich, MA.

3. Mukherjee discusses a new drug for the treatment of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML). _________________ seemed to be the right drug to conquer CML.

4. In hypertrophy, the number of cells __________ change.

5. Several months later Rudolf Virchow, a German researcher, published a case study strikingly similar to Bennett's case. How does Virchow argue with Bennett's theory?

(see the answer key)

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